Days of Future Past Have you seen X-Men: First Class? Post here!

[jignat]

Just saw it last night.

I cant recall having such a big smile on my face in an X-film since X2.
Overall Id have to give it a 8.5 and say its the second best in the franchise.

McAvoy was the heart and Fassbender the balls lol..

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My fav scene was actually the death of shaw. Loved how it was tied to the death of Eriks mom and how Erik floated him out like a crucified Jesus.

The paralysis scene was heart wrenching too. I had this vibe from the 86 Transformers movie

--I was unconvinced by Angel switching to the Hellfire club . It seemed random.
Also, Moira felt underused esp in the middle of the film. I wish the romantic relationship with charles had been in there. also I would have though that if that was in the film, she could have hinted towards either staying with Charles to run the school or become a scientist.

--In terms of action scenes, the Argentina scenes, Azazel at CIA,and Banshee/Angel dogfight were great. Xaviers zoom in effect when using his powers and Erik owning with barb wire, pulling the guys tooth were really cool.

 

[spider-neil]

havok's 'hola hoop' dance before firing his blasts, what was 'THAT' all about? ha ha

 

[Lobo]

I loved it! Equal to X2 which is one of my all time favorite comic films. The cameos and little easter eggs were great. I saw it yesterday and there's about a 90% chance I'll be going to see it again today.

Now for the X-perts, was that Angel character made upfor the movie or was she based on some other character from the books?

 

[jignat]

I loved it! Equal to X2 which is one of my all time favorite comic films. The cameos and little easter eggs were great. I saw it yesterday and there's about a 90% chance I'll be going to see it again today.

Now for the X-perts, was that Angel character made upfor the movie or was she based on some other character from the books?

She is based on Angel Salvadore from the comics, who has the same powers as in the movie, though the comic version, didnt have a stripper background.

 

[Lobo]

Thank you.

 

[roach]

I just assumed the black girl with white hair was storm's mum, no way was that some random black girl with white hair.

In the comics Storm's mum didnt have white hair

 

[SuperSoldier985]

havok's 'hola hoop' dance before firing his blasts, what was 'THAT' all about? ha ha

That didn't really bother you, did it?

 

[ALP]

In the comics Storm's mum didnt have white hair

And Xavier didn't have hair period when he was an adult

 

[roach]

And Xavier didn't have hair period when he was an adult

actually he did...his baldness came about from his continued use of his mutation...though in all my years of reading X-men I have yet to come across when he went bald.

However the biggest mistake in the X-men universe is to have children inherit their powers from their parents. It no longer makes then mutants technically. A mutant child should have powers vastly different from their parents. Much like Magneto's children have speed and luck powers (yes I know Lorna is now considered one of his but that was a retcon by Chuck Austen and the less remembered about his run the better.)

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Bottom line, it's Storm.

 

[roach]

Bottom line, it's Storm.

yep

 

[Deaths Head II]

I don't think they would have given her white hair if they didn't intend for it to be Storm. Same thing for the kid wearing sunglasses.

 

[ALP]

actually he did...his baldness came about from his continued use of his mutation...though in all my years of reading X-men I have yet to come across when he went bald.

Cool, didn't know that

However the biggest mistake in the X-men universe is to have children inherit their powers from their parents. It no longer makes then mutants technically. A mutant child should have powers vastly different from their parents. Much like Magneto's children have speed and luck powers (yes I know Lorna is now considered one of his but that was a retcon by Chuck Austen and the less remembered about his run the better.)

Are you this is a problem in the films or in the comics?

 

[roach]

Cool, didn't know that



Are you this is a problem in the films or in the comics?

mostly the comics and I dislike that it looks to carryover to the movies...i prefer it when the child of mutants have powers that are random and not exactly like one parents

 

[Roose Bolton]

how did you feel about Logan and Victor having similar powers/being brothers in the origins movie?

 

[Vile]

I gave the film a 6/10.

Enjoyable, but completely rode on the shoulders of Fassbender's Magneto. Some great visuals - it was great to see Mags cut loose.

Of course, deeply flawed...

Beast looked ridiculous, Banshee vanishing for 20 minutes after he found the sub, Emma Frost being useless and...sadly, Magneto's 'costume' reveal looked just HORRIBLE. Everyone in our theater laughed our asses off at what should have been a tad more serious scene.

Still, fun flick and I look forward to more.

 

[Deaths Head II]

I think it makes more sense to have the powers carry on or be a variation of the parent's abilities. Wouldn't it make more sense if the more useful powers were to carry on to the next generation while the more useless abilities were to die out? Yes, technically the children aren't a mutant if that's the case but it's more of a label anyway for those who have these abilities.

 

[javon]

OMG I saw the movie last night and I was completely blown away! First off, acting is obviously the most important thing here. We all go to the movies to see conflict, and there was PLENTY of it in this film. McAvoy and Fassbender were just terrific. For McAvoy, when he gets very emotional, it is just heartwrenching. One of my favorite moments is when he taps into Erik's head and literally feels his pain and what he has gone through. I mean, the acting there was great. And for Fassbender, you really see the fury and the rage behind this man's eyes. You could see that he was fighting for something, and thats what made me (as an audience member) wanna continue watching this movie. Not once did I get bored watching this film. The action scenes were on point, and the good thing about it is that it wasn't flooded with them. The director gave a good balance between sentimental and important moments, and action scenes. The scene where Magneto gets revenge on Shaw is just BEAUTIFUL. One of my favorite scenes. BTW, I loved that they showed a young Storm.

1. I did have a few head scratching moments though. Angel's affiliation with Shaw was kinda random. I mean, I get that she didn't feel beautiful and what not, but there needed to be something else there. Seemed too rushed.
2. Since when did Mystique become the Master of name creating? LOL I mean, the names came out of no where and I just didn't expect this one girl to have came up with Magneto and Professor X. IDK.
3. At the end, when Charles tell Mystique "go with him, it's what you want" I HATED that! I mean, that completely takes away from the rebellious-ness! It would have been more powerful if she would have just walked over there, instead of Charles basically giving her permission to.

MM, that's about it. I have more but I can't remember right now. This film gets a 9/10 from me. Can't wait until the next one!

 

[javon]

I gave the film a 6/10.

Enjoyable, but completely rode on the shoulders of Fassbender's Magneto. Some great visuals - it was great to see Mags cut loose.

Of course, deeply flawed...

Beast looked ridiculous, Banshee vanishing for 20 minutes after he found the sub, Emma Frost being useless and...sadly, Magneto's 'costume' reveal looked just HORRIBLE. Everyone in our theater laughed our asses off at what should have been a tad more serious scene.

Still, fun flick and I look forward to more.

Really? I thought the story had a great balance of what both sides wanted. I mean, Erik's views were much more aggressive, but I never once forgot about Charles.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Everyone in our theater laughed our asses off at what should have been a tad more serious scene.

That seems like a classic exaggeration to me..

 

[BestGirl]

1. I did have a few head scratching moments though. Angel's affiliation with Shaw was kinda random. I mean, I get that she didn't feel beautiful and what not, but there needed to be something else there. Seemed too rushed.

I'm hoping there's a deleted scene or two that will find its way onto the DVD that will better explain her motivations.

 

[Deaths Head II]

That seems like a classic exaggeration to me..

It's possible. Everyone in my theater laughed during Spider-Man 3 when Peter started crying after MJ told them they had to break up.

 

[Heretic]

With all due respect to any posters who may be strippers...

I saw Angel's quick and instinctive heel turn as being in line with the way her character would be. I've dated a few strippers, and they tend to make impulsive, self-destructive bad decisions and due to vents of their upbringing or just constantly being around the drugs, alcohol and sex, they tend to have a negative view of people...and often an inflated view of their own importance, possibly just as a defense mechanism against depression.

 

[Son of Coul]

It's possible. Everyone in my theater laughed during Spider-Man 3 when Peter started crying after MJ told them they had to break up.

Same here, but a dorky main character crying for about the third time in a movie in a silly way is much different than a ten second reveal of a costume that nobody I went with didn't even think of as being mediocre, let alone laughable.

 

[Vile]

Really? I thought the story had a great balance of what both sides wanted. I mean, Erik's views were much more aggressive, but I never once forgot about Charles.

I never forgot about Charles either, and I enjoyed his 'playboy' stuff A LOT, but personally I couldnt wait to watch Mag's continue his Nazi Hunt.

That being said, the film REALLY nailed their relationship well.

That seems like a classic exaggeration to me..

Sadly, it wasnt. I actually had to wait till the laughter died down to ask my buddy what Fassbender said (I missed the "Magneto" line). Then again, I was chuckling myself - it looked like a really bad Cosplay costume.